Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,907, Solomon Gollyhorn, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Gollyhorn, Solomon
S. 6.907
carded
CONTENTS

Rev War
6907
INVALID.
File No. 6907
Solomon Gallyhorn
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 15 , Page 145
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Virginia 12.8
Solomon Gollyhorn
Stafford in the State of Virginia who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Garet of the Reg't commanded by Col. Phillips in the Virginia line for 12 months
12822
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars ————— Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of May 1833 and sent R. C. L. Morris care Falmouth Va.
  Arrears to the 4th of March '33 —  40    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " —  10         $50  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Miller Clerk Book E. Vol. 6. Page 9.

I almost ve 29th Apr 3
1008 Declaration Solomon Gollyhoo
I see
J. L. Edwards Esq.
War Department
Washington City
Dist. Columbia
$20 per ann

Solomon Gollyhorns Declaration for a Pension

State of Virginia. Stafford County S.S.
On this 14 th day of January 1833 personally appeared before the County Court of Stafford now sitting Solomon Gollyhorn a resident of the said County and State aforesaid aged about Ninety years, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, he believes in the year 1778 when he was drafted for the term of six months under the command of Captain William Ganet. that immediately after the expiration of the said term he enlisted for and during the war under the command of Captain John the second Mountjoy Lieutenant and continued in said service until the close of the war, which was more than three years from the time of his enlistment. The Regiment to which the said Mountjoy's Company belonged was commanded by Colonel Philips & Major Dewart. This Declarant entered the service when the British ships were in the Potomac and about the time when Brent's house situated on the Banks of that river in the County of Stafford was burnt by the enemy. The companies to which he belonged were mainly employed in guarding & protecting the property of individuals living on the Potomac from the ravages of the enemy. at the

time of the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown this Declarant and the company to which he belonged were on their March to that place; but hearing of the Surrender, when they had reached or nearly rea- ched Richmond City; they were marched back to the Town of Falmouth where he was discharged. This Declarant has no record of his age. He was born, he believes, about the year 1742, in the County of Stafford where he has ever since resided, except while employed in the service of his country in the Revolutionary War. He does not remember having received a written dis- charge from the service nor has he any documen- tary evidence of his services in his possession. He recol- lects no person now living in this part of the Country who can testify to his services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Solomon his Gollyhorn mark

We John M. Conway & James Morton residing in the County of Stafford, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Solomon Hollyman who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration; that we believe him to be thirty years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
J. M. Conway
James Morton
Sworn and subscribed
And the said Court do hereby declare their opin- ion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a Revolution- ary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John M. Conway & James Morton ————— who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the County of Stafford, are credible persons & that their statement above is entitled to full credit, and that there is no Clergyman residing in the neighbourhood of the Applicant. The Court further certifies that the said Applicant is a man of honesty, veracity & good general character.
W. A. Dewitt,
Thos. Townson
Geo. M. Cooke
R. H. Grayson
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I John M. Conway Clerk of the County Court of Stafford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Solomon Holly- -how for a pension. And that the said proceedings were had before William Hewitt, Thomas Townes, George Moore and Robert O. Grayson —————
Gentlemen justices of the said Court whose names are subscribed thereto. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court this 14 th day of January 1833
J. M. Conway

Falmouth Stafford County Virginia April 29 th 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
A few days ago I rec d a letter from the Honorable Joseph W Chinn enclosing a letter from yourself to him and the Declaration of Solomon Gollyhorn for a Pension which it seems has not been allowed to the full extent claimed, in consequence of an apparent misstatement of fact in regard to his having served in "the regular army" under "Col s Phillips & Major Beiritt" - I regretted very much to receive this information as well because of the extreme indifference of the applicant as of the fact that no person who knows the applicant doubts that he served his country for the full period stated in his declaration. The form of the Declaration may induce the belief that these officers were represented by the applicant as belonging to the "regular army" - whereas I have no doubt that they were "militia officers". The applicant is an illiterate though perfectly honest man, & therefore cannot be presumed to know the character of the companies in which he served. The fact is notorious that the militia companies in the country bordering on tide water and which were subject to frequent invasions by the enemy were required to be almost continually in service. That was the nature of the service rendered by the applicant - I have been thus specific because I am sure that

it is the wish of the Officers of Government to extend to all persons entitled thereto, the humane & just provis- ions of the Pension act of June 1832. If the explanation I have given would be strengthened by further evidence of the facts stated you will please inform me and I will endeavour to procure it. If however, after it shall be considered that the applicant is not entitled to a Pension for more than six months Service you will please enclose me a certificate of a Pension for that period according to the proposal made in your letter to Mr. Chinn. The Declara- tion of Hollyhorn is enclosed herein. I am very resp t your ob t serv t
A. C. L. Moncure